declared he s, quote, not going anywhere in his first major speech since reports that he faced an fbi investigation into possible sex trafficking violations. announcer: live, from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom. with robyn curnow. buckingham palace is expected to confirm funeral arrangements for prince philip in the coming hours. the duke of edinburg pass away at the age of 99. he was a world war ii hero and husband to queen elizabeth. spending seven decades by her side. he ll be remembered as the beloved patriarch of the british royal family and father of heir parent, prince charles. [ bells toll ] the bells of westminster abby ringing out in honor of prince philip on friday. some have been placing flowers at palace gates ss to honor hime royal household and government are asking people not to do so because of covid measures. i want to go straight to live from windsor. what s the mood there at the moment? reporter: well, we re starting to see good morning, robyn,
on the phone with president trump at that very moment. he told president trump on the phone that mike pence was being evacuated and still, donald trump did nothing to try to stop the mayhem. senators watch video of nancy pelosi, house speaker pelosi s staff running to hide from the mob moments before the insurrectionist tried to prbrea down their door. senators mitt romney and chuck schumer also seen on surveillance video. we had never seen this before, narrowly escaping the mob. we have new reaction from the senators this morning. we also have new reporting on what the house managers intend to present today. you can expect them to offer something of a pre-buhfpre-but the former president s defense. joining us now, mike rogers, and cnn legal analyst, norm eisen. he served as counsel for the democrats on the house judiciary question committee during president trump s first impeachment. gentlemen, great to see both of you. ambassador eisen, what was accomplished yesterday?
we start tonight with that very important breaking news. one of the things that was almost most surprising about the former senate majority leader harry reid was just how quiet he was. in fact, during interviews, it was not uncommon to be almost unable to hear him. that s how soft-spoken he actually was. but there was another side to harry reid in all of this. in fact, in the late 1970s, harry reid was the chair of the nevada gaming commission, overseeing the state s very important casinos. this is the story of a man who tried to bribe him from a new yorker profile back in 2005. , in part, it reads, in july of 1978, a man named jack gordon, who was later married to latoya jackson, offered reid $12,000 to approve new gaming devices for casino use. reid reported the attempted bribe to the fbi and arranged a meeting with gordon in his office. by agreement fbi agents burst in to arrest gordon at the point where reid asked, is this the money? although he was taking part in a sting
in part, it reads in july of 1978, a man named jack gordon who was later married to latoya jackson offered reid $12,000 to approve two new gaming devices for casino use. reid reported the attempted bribe to the fbi and arranged a meeting with gordon in his office. by agreement, fbi agents burst in to arrest gordon at the point where reid asked is this the money? although he was taking part in a sting, reid was unable to control his temper. the videotape shows him getting up from his chair and saying you son of a bleep, you tried to bribe me. and attempting to choke gordon, before startled agents pulled him off. i was so angry with him for thinking he could bribe me reid said at the time. nevada democratic senator harry reid he was quiet, except when he wasn t. senator reid died today at the age of 82. he spent 30 years in the u.s. senate, eight of them as majority leader. spent another five years in the house, before that. and he earned a reputation as a gritty, determine
republicans for refusing to raise the debt limit. they need to stop playing russian roulette with the u.s. economy. o donnell: covid cases dropping: the hopeful news as america sees fewer new infections. plus, why dr. fauci revises his guidance about whether families should gather for the holidays. pivotal supreme god, guns and abortions, what could be the most consequential year in a generation. school lunch crisis, the nationwide shortage leading staff to spend their own money to feed student. breaking news: federal agents shot, gunfire on an amtrak train. and tom s triumphant return, tom brady s hero welcome as he breaks an n.f.l. record. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening, to our viewers in the west thank you so much for joining us. social media giant facebook, instagram and whatsapp. all of them knocked offline for about six hours today leaving billions of users locked out. the cause of